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Location | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | Administrative Security |
Population | 1,500 |
Opened | 1971 |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Warden | Katina Heckard |
The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth is an administrative-security United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, for male inmates of all security levels with special medical and mental health needs. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Originally opening as a Federal Correctional Institution in 1971, the institution was converted to a Federal Medical Center in 1994. At the end of 2006, FMC Fort Worth was returned to FCI status. As of 2017, FMC Fort Worth was again converted back to a Federal Medical Center.